The Japan Meteorological Agency raised its alert level for Mt Hakone on Tuesday following an eruption earlier in the day at the volcano located in a hot spring resort area southwest of the capital.
The agency said ash deposits at the volcano in Kanagawa prefecture indicated a small-scale eruption occurred between Monday evening and Tuesday. Mt Hakone, about 80 kilometres from Tokyo, last erupted between the late 12th century and 13th century, according to experts.
The eruption follows volcanic activity in the area, which began intensifying in late April, but showed signs of subsiding recently.
A notable increase in volcanic tremors since Monday prompted the weather agency and a local research institute to send an investigative team to the mountain Tuesday morning.
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